“Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness, but the all who gave thee soul, armedthee with resolution.
Employ it, and thou art wise; Be wise and thou art happy.”
-KemeticWisdomTeaching
ManypeoplepraytotheDivineforhelp,andbecausetheydonotgettheresponsetheydesire,they
feelthattheDivinehasabandonedthemorthattheirsufferingisthewilloftheDivine,notrealizing
thattheDivinehasalreadyansweredtheirprayers,firstbybeingtheverysourceoftheirinspiration
topray,secondlybybestowinguponthemHetepthatcomesfromconcentratingone’smindtothe
Divine(Sema,Union),andthirdlybyarmingthemwiththemostpowerfulweaponagainstanyphys-
icalconditionsorpathogenssuchasviruses,cancerorbacteria,andnegativepersonalitytraits:
RESOLUTION.Thus,onemustexercisetheircapacityofdetermination(resolution)andself-effort,
which,accordingtotheteachings,areformsofDivinegracewithwhicheveryhumanbeinghasbeen
innately blessed.
Thestudyandpracticeofthesemysticaldisciplinesallowthepractitionertocultivateincreasing
amountsofHetep.ItisthisexperienceofHetep,whenbecomesabiding,thatbestowstruehealthof
body,mindandspirit...Ankh(life),Oodja(vitality)andSeneb(health)!Thus,strivingtoattainEn-
lightenmentisthegreatestofferingyoucanmaketotheDivine,andasaresulttheDivinewillbless
youwiththebesthealthpossible,ofbody,mindandspirit.WithrespecttotheofferingofHetepin
theprayerabove,onecannotofferwhatonedoesnothave,andwhenpeoplebecomeseriouslyill,
theyusuallybecomedistraughtandanxious,ratherthanpeaceful.Butasyoucansee,themoreillone
is,itbecomesthatmuchmoreimperativethatonepracticestheSemaTawidisciplines,becauseto
summarizethemeaningoftheprayer:Hetep(abidingpeacethatisundisturbedregardlessofouter
situationorcircumstance)=Enlightenment=Health.Hetepdoeswaiverwitheachtestresultand
newdiagnosisofthedoctor!Rather,oneremainsthesamebeforeandafter...everunaffected,abiding
in the wonderful sense of Divine Presence...which supercedes all else!!
Thus,itisnotsurprisingthatstudieshavefoundthatvariousaspectsofthemysticaldisciplinescan
haveprofoundeffectsonphysicalaswellasmentalhealth.Onestudyfoundthatthepracticeofmed-
itationcanlowercholesterol,andanotherthatithasthecapacitytoreversearteriosclerosis.Another
studybycardiologistDr.DeanOrnishprovedthatheartdiseasecouldbereversedbyaregimenofthe
integral practice of the yogic disciplines, including vegetarian diet.
Whatpeopleinthisworldwantisnotmeat...buttheexperienceofDivinePresence(Divineunion),
notalcohol,butDivinePresence,notcigarettes,butDivinePresence,notsex,butDivinePresence,
notpraise,butDivinePresence.Theydon’twantsomethingbadtohappentosomeoneelsesothey
canfeelgoodaboutthemselves,theywantDivinePresence.Theydon’twantannoyingpeopleto
leavethemalone,buttheywantDivinePresence.Theydon’twantwhatotherpeoplehave;theywant
DivinePresence.TheywantEnlightenment(DivinePresence,DivineUnion)becauseitisonlythe
experienceofDivinePresencethatcangrantthatforwhicheveryonesearches,abidingpeace,abiding
joy,andabidinglove.Thentheactivities,relationshipsandachievementsoftheworldwillhavetrue
meaning and be of benefit to humanity, promoting health and enlightenment.